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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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REGISTER OF RAINFALL DURING THE YEAR AT CLAPTON POND.
| Month. | Total rainfall. | No. of days on which rain fell. | Heaviest fall. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ins. | ins. | ||
| January | 2.25 | 16 | 0.31 |
| February | 106 | 6 | 0.58 |
| March | 1.33 | 10 | 0.66 |
| April | 1.38 | 15 | 0.38 |
| May | 2.83 | 18 | 0.38 |
| June | 2.38 | 7 | 0.95 |
| July | 1 .69 | 12 | 0.42 |
| August | 2.69 | 16 | 0.53 |
| September | 3.18 | 17 | 0.66 |
| October | 0.83 | 14 | 0.12 |
| November | 3.83 | 17 | 0.59 |
| December | 1.74 | 16 | 0.38 |
| 2519 | 164 |
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 3,363 | 1,767 | 1,596 79 Birth-rate | 16.4 |
| Illegitimate | 152 | 73 | ||
| Still Births | 141 | 78 | 63 Rate perbirths | 1,000 17.2 |
| Deaths | 2,381 | Death-rate | ||
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in public insti | 56.7 | |||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:— | ||||
| From Sepsis | 2 | From other c | auses .. 4 | |
| Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:— | ||||
| Legitimate | , 47 | Illegitimate, 112 | Total, 49. | |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 45 | |||
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 4 | |||
| ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age | 26 | |||
MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE-RATES.
During 1930 there were 1,970 marriages solemnised in the
Borough of Hackney. The rate for persons married during this
period is therefore 18.4 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table gives the number of marriages and marriagerates
for the Borough of Hackney and London during the years
1920-30:-